Saigon Food Tour is designed to give you the opportunity to taste dishes and desserts most other travel guides don’t even know about and allow you to experience areas of the city seldom seen by other visitors.

As our riders take you out of the city centre, you will sample some of the most amazing food Vietnam has to offer.

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1730h – Your guide and excellent riders will meet you at your hotel and together you will set off on a night of fun and excitement as you explore the lesser known streets of Saigon. You will experience exciting new tastes and experiences as you wind your way around the streets and venture down the alleyways of the outer city.

Along the way you will stop to sample a wide range of authentic Vietnamese food in restaurants and cafes where the local’s eat and also sample some of the wonderful street food which is available.

Tour includes: local food you try, dessert, local beer and soft drinks.

2030h – Your tours ends and you will be taken to your hotel.

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Tour cost $48/pax

Tour including:

Pick up , drop off

Water

Tour guide

Lunches

Tour package excluded:

Travel Insurance

Personal tip

Additional information

All prices are per person in US $ based on double occupancy.

Surcharges and / or compulsory gala dinners are applicable between December 23rd and January 2nd and also during the Lunar New Year period.

Prices subject to change without notice.

Meals:

Should you have any special dietary requirements (vegetarian vegan or food allergy) please advise us in advance.

Meals provided are included in the itinerary.

Breakfast will be served in your hotel and will include Vietnamese and Western dishes.

Lunches are arranged at Vietnamese restaurants in scenic areas. Your tour guides are happy to assist with your selection.

See the battlefield of Long Tan and Nui Dat, key sites of ANZAC's involvement in the Vietnam War. Pay a solemn visit to the Long Tan Cross Memorial. View the site of Horseshoe FSB and see the Long Phuoc Tunnels on this full-day tour from Ho Chi Minh City

Highlights:

Visit famed ANZAC battle sites in Vietnam Learn about ANZAC's role in the Vietnamese conflict Pay respect at the Long Tan Cross Memorial See the Long Phuoc Tunnels View the former site of Horseshoe FSB

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07.30h - Starting after breakfast, you will travel by road from Ho Chi Minh to Long Tan which will take approximately 3 hours.

Although extensively documented by the survivors of Australia’s heaviest engagement of the war, little is known of the Viet Cong’s actions and ultimate defeat at the hands of the out numbered Australians.

If available on the day, you may get to meet some of the local Vietnam veterans who fought in the remarkable battle of Long Tan. Bringing the former foes together with a good interpreter and some rice wine normally gives people from both sides an unforgettable experience.

You will also visit the Long Tan – Nui Dat Battle Field, the Long Tan Cross, Long Phuoc Tunnels and Nui Dat (SAS Hill) before returning to Ho Chi Minh City arriving at approximately 1730h.

Highlights

Saigon is a city full of contrasts as street vendors selling fruit and vegetables can be seen next to modern businesses and boutiques. In 1859 the city was captured by the French and from 1956 until its demise in April 1975, it was the capital of the US-backed Republic of Vietnam. Saigon’s history is only 300 years old but today, renamed Ho Chi Minh City at the end of the American war, is very much the heart of Vietnamese business. However, the city still retains its connections to the past, particularly in Cholon, Saigon’s Chinatown. Evidence of the French occupation can still be seen in the architecture of many of the buildings such as the Notre Dame Cathedral and the Central Post Office. The

Cu Chi Tunnels complex, 70 km from Ho Chi Minh City, is a must see. The incredible tunnel system, covering nearly 250km is an amazing feat of engineering and it provided shelter to over 16,000 communist guerrillas during the American war. Visitors are able to crawl around in the safer parts of the tunnel system and some tunnels have now been made larger to accommodate the larger size of Western visitors. Low-power lights have been installed in several of the tunnels to make traveling through them easier. Underground conference rooms, where campaigns such as the Tet Offensive were planned in 1968, have been restored and visitors may enjoy a simple meal of food that Viet Cong fighters would have eaten.

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0800h – After breakfast your English guide will meet you at the hotel and drive with you explore the Cu Chi Tunnels which is an incredible underground network of tunnels approximately 200 km in length. The tunnels were constructed by Vietnamese fighters during the long struggle for independence and contained hospitals, plus accommodation and schools, and were used as a military base for the Vietcong in the American war.

13.00h - After lunches your guide will arrive at your hotel and you will begin your tour of Ho Chi Minh City visiting the attractions in District 1 such as: The Reunification Palace which was the former residence of the President of South Vietnam until end of April 1975, the Notre Dame Cathedral, Old Saigon Post Office and the War Remnant Museum before continuing to the bustling Ben Thanh Market where everything and anything is for sale

17.00h - Return to your hotel to your hotel or continue exploring the area around district 1.

Highlights

Take an excursion to the famous Cu Chi Tunnels. This network of tunnels, which stretched for over 200km, became legendary during the 1960s. The Cu Chi tunnels played a vital part in the U.S.-Vietnam War Cu Chi Tunnels complex, 70 km from Ho Chi Minh City, is a must see. The incredible tunnel system, covering nearly 250km is an amazing feat of engineering and it provided shelter to over 16,000 communist guerrillas during the American war. Visitors are able to crawl around in the safer parts of the tunnel system and some tunnels have now been made larger to accommodate the larger size of Western visitors. Low-power lights have been installed in several of the tunnels to make traveling through them easier. Underground conference rooms, where campaigns such as the Tet Offensive were planned in 1968, have been restored and visitors may enjoy a simple meal of food that Viet Cong fighters would have eaten. For one day for the Mekong delta, we suggest the trip to My Tho, the closest destination in Mekong delta. You will enjoy your time with a boat trip on Mekong river and visit local village. We provide you the best of Mekong delta and you will enjoy it so much.

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07:00 Pick you up at the hotel in HCMC. Transfer to Cu Chi from hotel in HCM

08:30 Visit Cu Chi Tunnel where human knowledge has been enriched by experiencing a web-like tunnel system of more than 200km in length which provide shelters for Vietnamese guerrillas during the Vietnam War against American troops. Continue onto the Hau Nghia, Duc Hoa route to take a shortcut to highway 1 to My Tho in the Mekong Delta, driving past paddy fields and tributaries. Have lunch with Mekong Delta specialties at Ngoc Gia Trang restaurant. (excluded) Take a wonderful boat ride on the Mekong River, visiting local houses and workshops of coconut candies, fruit gardens, sampan ride through small canals.